Stamp-a-ma-jig Tutorial

Stampin' Up! Supplies:
STAMPS: Lovely As a Tree (115026)

CARDSTOCK: Whisper White (100730); White Vellum Paper (101839)
INKS: StazOn Ink (101406)
TOOLS: Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)

Sponge Storage Tip

Brayer Inking With Embossing Folders

Stampin' Up! Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White (100730)

INKS: Marina Mist (119668)
TOOLS: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439); Brayer (102395);
OTHER: Vintage Wallpaper (120175); Square Lattice (119976); Perfect Polka Dots (117335); Petals-a-Plenty (116824)

Sunset Sponging Techniques Part 1 and 2

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

STAMPS: Lovely As a Tree (115026)
CARDSTOCK: Glossy White (102599); White Vellum Paper (101839)
INKS: StazOn Ink (101406); Daffodil Delight (119667); More Mustard (103162); Cherry Cobbler (119669); Cajun Craze (119671); Old Olive (102277)
TOOLS: Stamping Sponges (101610); Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049); Dotto Adhesive (103305); 1-3/8" Circle Large Punch
OTHER: Old Olive Marker (100079);

Scallop Flower Tutorial

Stampin' Up! Supplies:
CARDSTOCK: Marina Mist (101889)
INKS: Pacific Point (111837)
TOOLS: 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch (119854); Stamping Sponges (101610); Paper Piercing Tool (116631)
OTHER: Vanilla Shimmer Smooch (118772); Rhinestone Brad Clear (113144)

Cloud Sponging Technique

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

CARDSTOCK: Whisper White (100730)
INKS: Bashful Blue (105209)
TOOLS: Stamping Sponges (101610); SNAIL Adhesive (104332)

Stampin' Up Circle Scissors Plus Tutorial

Love Birds Box

Stampin Up! Sale-A-Bration Going On Now!

Hey Scrappers!

Stampin Up! Sale-A-Bration started two days ago!  Stampin Up is offering a free stamp set for ever $50 spent!  This is a huge promotion that Stampin Up is offering, not only can you get free stamp sets but you can also get free hostess gifts and other free products if you spend $150 or more!  If you were to spend $150 on Stampin Up products, you would get 3 Sale-A-Bration stampsets and 1 free hostess set.  What a deal!

Sale-A-Bration Online Catalog

Click on this link to see catalog!

You can purchase from my Stampin Up store 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.  If you have been thinking about ordering from Stampin Up and have been putting it off, now is the best time to order to get in on this great deal. 

Stampin Up Retired Stamp Sets And Products For Sale

Hey Stampers!

Now I have listed all the retired Stampin Up stamp sets and other Stampin Up products I have for sale. They are listed on the Retired Stampin Up Products page. There is a minimum $20 order plus shipping and handling. I will ship within 3 business days of your purchase and accept Paypal for payment. Hurry now before they are all gone! The stamp sets are priced to sell!  I would entertain offers on the whole lot as well.

Happy Shopping!

Flower Pot Card

Punch Storage

Punch Storage Units For Sale

The Ultimate Punch Storage Unit $129.95

The Universal Punch Storage Unit $99.95

The Mini Punch Storage Unit $69.95

Update: Punch Storage Units for sale, check out my page (Click here on link) "Punch Storage Units For Sale" to see my new line of Punch Storage Units available for sale!

Hey Scrappers!
Wow has it been a long time since I wrote anything about organization or what?? I have been focusing on doing Stampin Up videos and projects and have also been out of town quite a bit helping my mom out. Hopefully things will settle down soon and I can get back into writing more articles about organizing, especially since I really love to organize my scrapbook room and it is why I originally started this blog.

Today's topic is punch organization. I have personally tried many different ways to store my punches and thought I would share some with you. Punch storage for me has been a real challenge, so much so that I even designed a punch carousel to house my punches when I first started scrapbooking. Since I did not have many punches at the time it was ideal. But as my punch collection grew, I quickly had to come up with other solutions. I found that my new larger punches did not fit well on the carousel. I have to admit I was really proud of my punch carousel that I personally designed and built myself, and it worked well for quite a while. As my punch collection grew, I realized that I needed to figuire out something esle for storing my punches.

If you have been following my blog for long you will know, I love yard sales! I was lucky enough to find this rack, on the left side of photo, at a yard sale for only $4. I don't know what the rack was originally used for, but it worked. I actually still use this rack for punches that are not Stampin Up punches and I think I could use for my Birth Right classes.

On a trip a year to so ago to visit family in Virginia, I bought some of the Bygel Rails from Ikea and have had them sitting in my closet for months. So I finally got around to hanging them. My husband wasn't crazy about me hanging all these on the wall, so I came up with another solution.

Isn't this awesome?? I thought so, until I bought out a Stampin Up Demonstator who had about 60 punches for sale. Once again I didn't have room for them all! ARGGHHHH! I know all of you who are obessive organizers out there can relate! This was beautiful but I quickly outgrew it. Good thing I didn't put all the holes in the wall huh? Although I could have continued to use this, I would have had all my punches scattered around the room. This was one of the problems, I was trying to work out, especially since I have started doing tutorial videos for Stampin Up products. I always had my work area covered with punches all the time because it wasn't convenient to keep getting up and down to get another punch.

I actually spend a lot of time just sitting in my craft room trying to figure out how to best organize it. I really try to think out of the box, when organizing it. One of the items I got in the punch lot was a heavy duty paper filing cart. I started thinking what if I turned it over, would my punches fit?

They fit perfectly! Now I have all my old style Stampin Up punches here on this cart. It is on wheels and right next to where I do videos and most of my scrapbooking. Although I don't have all my punches on the cart, it is an awesome solution and works well for now. Since this cart was designed to hold files, I had to get creative in order to use the other parts of it. I found that by putting plastic shoe boxes that I had, I could then utilize the empty space in the middle of the cart. Here I hold stamp sets that need to be put up in the box on the left side. In the middle box, I keep ink pads I am using. They don't get put up often can you tell??? LOL! In the box on the right, I keep projects that I am currently working on and that are not finished. Since there was not a shelf on the bottom either, I used some metal pieces from a 12x12 paper storage rack and attached it with zip ties. I keep miscellaneous stuff down here while and am working on projects.

Ok I know you were wondering where the rest of the punches were! Since I sold most of ink pads and other supplies when I became a Stampin Up demonstator, I was able to alter this shelf to house my other punches. On the left, I removed some of the shelves and my new style punches fit perfectly and I have room to grow! I love the way these new punches are shaped because it will make for easier storage solutions in the future as I replace the older style of punches. On the bottom shelf, I put two curtain rods that cost only $1 each and put my smaller punches there for now. I used more curtain rods to sit my Stampin Up embellishments on. For now, this works well and I have everything with in easy reach.

I have done quite a bit of research to find storage solutions and wanted to share some more ideas with you. Last weekend while at the Container store, I came across this shoe rack I thought would be a great solution for someone who is looking for a punch storage solution. You could easily put all you smaller punches and border punches on the bottom and on top put your larger punches. This shoe rack is only $29.99 and would hold tons of punches! If you don't have a Container Store in your area, you can probably order this online.

This next photo is of my daughter, Amy's punch storage. She lives in Richmond, VA area and is a couple hours away from Ikea. She has her whole room decked out in awesome pieces all from Ikea. Ikea has the Bygel rail system and it is really inexpensive. Unfortunately, you can not buy these online from Ikea. If you are wondering where you might put these rails up in your own scrapbook space, you might consider wall space behind a door or even attached to a door. You might even have a shelf like I do and put the Bygel rails in it.

Another possible solution for punch storage are the over the door shoe rack holders. These are easy to find and pretty cheap solution for punch storage.

Most of us have had a challenge with finding solutions regarding our punch storage, but I hope maybe I have given you a few fresh ideas. Let me know if you have a solution that works well for you.

Until Next Time,
Happy Scrappin!

Blog Updates

Hey Scrappers!

Currently, I am working on making some changes to my blog to help you better find what you are looking for.  I am adding some new pages such as:

Retired SU Products For Sale
Video Tutorials
Tips On Organizing


I will continue to post articles on the main page but will also post them on the appropriate pages to help you find the information you are looking for.  Please let me know if you have any suggestions regarding my website and how I can make it better!

Sneek Peek at the Sale-A-Bration Catalog Promotion Starting January 25th!

Hey Scrappers!

Wow Look at all the goodies in the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog 2011!  All these products are free with only a $50 purchase starting January 25, 2011!  I am already making my list to get some of these free stamp sets and other great products.  Check it out!

Until Next Time,
Happy Scrappin!